{"product_id":"an-other-kingdom-isbn-9781119194729","title":"An Other Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties. We need to depart a kingdom that creates isolation, polarized debate, an exhausted planet, and violence that comes with the will to empire. The abbreviation of this empire is called a consumer culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe think the free market ideology that surrounds us is true and inevitable and represents progress. We are called to better adapt, be more agile, more lean, more schooled, more, more, more. Give it up. There is no such thing as customer satisfaction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need a new narrative, a shift in our thinking and speaking. \u003ci\u003eAn Other Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e takes us out of a culture of addictive consumption into a place where life is ours to create together.  This satisfying way depends upon a neighborly covenant—an agreement that we together, will better raise our children, be healthy, be connected, be safe, and provide a livelihood. The neighborly covenant has a different language than market-hype. It speaks instead in a sacred tongue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight invite you on a journey of departure from our consumer market culture, with its constellations of empire and control. Discover an alternative set of beliefs that have the capacity to evoke a culture where poverty, violence, and shrinking well-being are not inevitable—a culture in which the social order produces enough for all. They ask you to consider this other kingdom. To participate in this modern exodus towards a modern community. To awaken its beginnings are all around us. \u003ci\u003eAn Other Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e outlines this journey to construct a future outside the systems world of solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigns of the Times xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: C ontext Is Decisive xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Landscape of the Market World xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnclosure xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovenantal Versus Contractual Order xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neighborly Covenant xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Free Market Consumer Ideology 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScarcity 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCertainty and Perfection 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivatization 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Institutional Assumptions 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetter Management\/Technology Is the Fix 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Is a Problem 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetition Trumps Trust 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Neighborly Culture 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Culture Based on Covenant 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Neighborly Beliefs 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbundance 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery at Work 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Place for God 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoliness 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilderness 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFallibility 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailing to Be God 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrief 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Common Good 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Enough Is Enough: Limits of the Market Ideology 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consumer Market Disciplines 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurplus 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredictability and Control 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeed and Convenience 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sale of Convenience 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvenience Displaces Capacity 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Solutions 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Money 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney and the Machine 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWishing for Safety, Believing in Growth 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetition and Class 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass by Design 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Warfare and the Distribution of Wealth 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Myth of Individualism 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Tentacles of Empire 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Corporatization of Schools 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo View from the Top 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd of Aliveness 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobility and Isolation 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUn-Productive Wealth 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllusion of Reform 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Common Good Is the New Frontier 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neighborly Covenant 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Commons 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Alternative Social Order 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResisting the Empire 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOff-Market Possibilities 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neighborly Way 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Alternative to Restless Productivity 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shadow Side of Community 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Disciplines of Neighborliness 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Time for All Things 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime Is the Devil 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStanding in Line 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKairos 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood and Sacred Re-Performance 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Local Food Movement 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood and Culture 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilence 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListening 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuakers and Time and Listening 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacraments of Silence 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovenant: A Vow of Freedom and Faithfulness 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovenant and Retributive Justice 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbundance and the Right Use of Money 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney and Our Affection for Place 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Liturgy for the Common Good 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProphetic Possibilities 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory as Liturgy and Re-Performance 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Re-Performing Power of Liturgy 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: Beyond Money and Consumption 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiming Is Everything 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigns of Change 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentaries 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Block (Cincinnati, OH; www.peterblock.com; www.designedlearning.com)\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading consultant and bestselling author whose work is about empowerment, stewardship, chosen accountability, and the reconciliation of community. He is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed by Peter to build the skills outlined in his books. He received a Masters Degree in Industrial Administration from Yale in 1963. He has received national awards for outstanding contributions in the field of training and development, including the American Society for Training and Development Award for Distinguished Contributions; the Association for Quality and Participation President’s Award; and \u003ci\u003eTraining Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e HRD Hall of Fame.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Brueggemann (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCincinnati, OH; www.walterbrueggemann.com) \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the last several decades, known throughout the world for his method of combining literary and sociological modes when reading The Bible. He has written more than 58 books, hundreds of articles, and several commentaries on books of the Bible, has contributed to the Living the Questions DVD series, and participated in Bill Moyers’ PBS television series on Genesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McKnight (Evanston, IL)\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of education and social policy and co-director of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Communities from the Inside Out\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Careless Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe consumer culture holds the belief that no amount is enough. The free market ideology produces economic crises, violence, and an exhausted planet.\u003ci\u003e An Other Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new narrative, a shift in our thinking and speaking, to take us out of a culture of addictive consumption into a place where contract is replaced by covenant, consumption is replaced by neighborliness, and time is reclaimed as our own. This is a modern exodus towards a connected community, built on an alternative set of beliefs, liturgy, and disciplines. The shift has begun and out of it we find a better way to raise our children, be healthy, be safe, and be kinder to the earth.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fast-paced, hard-hitting smack of a book . . . [with] specific, practical ways we can move toward greater neighborliness for the common good.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—WILL WILLIMON,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC and United Methodist Bishop (ret.) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is not sentimental . . . but rather hopeful of fundamental economic, social, and cultural transformation, reminiscent of economist Fritz Schumacher.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—SUSAN WITT,\u003c\/b\u003e Schumacher Center for a New Economics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An alternative vision of a neighborly society, one that draws upon our deepest sacred and secular traditions and is already being constructed by ordinary people in many local communities.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—WALTER T. DAVIS,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor Emeritus, San Francisco Seminary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Original and illuminating. Prophetic and liberating!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—ROBERT INCHAUSTI,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThomas Merton's American Prophecy, Subversive Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ignorant Perfection of Ordinary People\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shines like the North Star in the night sky: a joy to read, and a compass to hold close as we face the unknown and unknowable environmental, political, relational, and spiritual challenges that lie out ahead.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—CORMAC RUSSELL,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eAsset-Based Community Development\u003c\/i\u003e; Managing Director of Nurture Development; faculty member of ABCD Institute, and lead steward for ABCD in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988731904229,"sku":"NP9781119194729","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119194729.jpg?v=1761781369","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/an-other-kingdom-isbn-9781119194729","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}